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 What is frprog?
 What is frprog?

-frprog is a programmer written in python for programming an microcontroller of
-the FR Family by Fujitsu. It also includes a simple "kernel" (lets name it
+frprog is a programmer written in Python for programming a microcontroller of
+the FR Family by Fujitsu. It also includes a simple "kernel" (let's name it

 "pkernel") for communication to the PC, since the BootROM isn't able to modify
 the flash.
 
 "pkernel") for communication to the PC, since the BootROM isn't able to modify
 the flash.
 

-

 Why?
 There are only programmers available on Windows.
 And Windows sucks, in particular we hate the clickage every time we want to
 Why?
 There are only programmers available on Windows.
 And Windows sucks, in particular we hate the clickage every time we want to


@@ -14,11 +13,11 @@ us.
 
 Usage:
 > frprog [target mhx-file]
 
 Usage:
 > frprog [target mhx-file]

-where the target file must be a vaild MHX output of the Softune linker. frprog
-will instruct you through the process then.
-(We also build up a simple Makefile which calls their compiler, assembler, ...
-through wine, so we actually don't rely on Windows for our work :) Contact
-us if you are interested!)
+where the target file must be a valid MHX output of the Softune linker / f2ms
+converter. frprog will instruct you through the process then.
+(We also built up a simple Makefile which calls their toolchain through wine,
+so we actually don't rely on Windows for our work :) Contact us if you are
+interested!)

 
 
 Supported Microcontroller:
 
 
 Supported Microcontroller:


@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ For zsh-users, add this to your .zshrc:
 ToDo:
 o use checksum for transmission
 o verify flash
 ToDo:
 o use checksum for transmission
 o verify flash

+o maybe test/port frprog to other platforms if there's enough interest

 o <insert your idea here>
 
 feel free to contribute!
 o <insert your idea here>
 
 feel free to contribute!


@@ -54,5 +54,11 @@ Credits:
 Sebastian "theStack" Falbesoner // sebastian.falbesoner _AT_ gmail _DOT_ com
 Bernhard "lewurm" Urban // lewurm _AT_ gmail _DOT_ com
 
 Sebastian "theStack" Falbesoner // sebastian.falbesoner _AT_ gmail _DOT_ com
 Bernhard "lewurm" Urban // lewurm _AT_ gmail _DOT_ com
 

-Thanks to Holger for his value hints (check out also his featurerich programmer
-"FLASHly" http://home.arcor.de/ho/holger.wech/elektronik/ for Windows)
+Serial port access is performed via USPP ("Universal Serial Port Python
+Library"), a multi-platform Python module written by Isaac Barona (see
+http://sites.google.com/site/ibarona/uspp). Thanks for providing such a
+comfortable tty interface!
+
+Thanks to Holger Wech for his valuable hints (check out also his featurerich
+programmer "FLASHly" http://home.arcor.de/ho/holger.wech/elektronik/ for
+Windows)